Incident Summary:
03/11/2010: On Thursday afternoon, on the Kabul-Khost highway in Tani, Khost, Afghanistan, assailants fired on a road construction vehicle, killing one South African security guard and one driver, wounding two road construction workers (1 Indian engineer; 1 Afghan worker), and damaging the vehicle. General Mohammad Yaqub, chief of police in Khost Province, said that a Taliban militant was also injured in the attack and that police arrested the wounded militant and also seized a rocket launcher, a mine, some explosives and a motorcycle. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. Zabiollah Mojahed, Taliban spokesman, told Afghan Islamic Press that as a result of that attack, 10 national and international employees of that private security company, who had gone there within the framework of a delegation, were killed. The claim was not confirmed.
Overview
GTD ID:
201003110003
When:
2010-03-11
Country:
Afghanistan
Region:
South Asia
Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Khost
City:
Tani
Location Details:
The attack took place on a road construction vehicle on the Kabul-Khost highway in Tani.
What
Attack Information
Type of Attack () |
Armed Assault |
Successful Attack? () |
Yes |
Target Information ()
Target Type: Business |
Name of Entity |
|
Specific Description |
A South African security guard |
Nationality of Target |
Asian |
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property |
Name of Entity |
|
Specific Description |
An Afghan construction worker was also targeted in the attack. |
Nationality of Target |
Afghanistan |
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property |
Name of Entity |
|
Specific Description |
An Indian construction engineer was also targeted in the attack. |
Nationality of Target |
India |
Additional Information
Hostages |
No |
Ransom |
No |
Property Damage |
Yes |
Extent of Property Damage |
Minor (likely < $1 million) |
Value of Property Damage |
Unknown |
How
Weapon Information
Type |
Sub-type |
Firearms |
Unknown Gun Type |
Weapon Details |
Unknown firearms were used in the attack. |
Additional Information
Suicide Attack? | No |
Part of Multiple Incident? | No |
Criterion 1 () |
Yes |
Criterion 2 () |
Yes |
Criterion 3 () |
Yes |
Doubt Terrorism Proper () |
No |
Additional Information |
One other worker of the construction company was targeted in the attack; however, the victim’s nationality is unknown. Zabiollah Mojahed, Taliban spokesman, claimed responsibility for the attack. |
Who
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name |
Claimed Responsibility |
Taliban |
Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Unknown) |
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators |
Unknown |
Number of Captured Perpetrators |
0 |
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties |
2 Fatalities / 3 Injured |
Total Number of Fatalities |
2 |
Number of U.S. Fatalities |
0 |
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities |
0 |
Total Number of Injured |
3 |
Number of U.S. Injured |
0 |
Number of Perpetrators Injured |
1 |
Sources
Sources
National Counterterrorism Center, “One Security Guard, One Contractor Killed, Two Contractors Wounded in Armed Attack in Tani, Khowst, Afghanistan," Worldwide Incidents Tracking System, July 19, 2010. |
BBC Monitoring South Asia, “Taleban Kill Two Workers of Construction Company in Afghan East,” LexisNexis Academic, Radio Afghanistan, March 13, 2010. |
BBC Monitoring South Asia, “Foreign Security Guard Killed in Attack in Afghan East,” LexisNexis Academic, Afghan Islamic Press, March 11, 2010. |
Criteria
Criteria 1
The act must be aimed at attaining a political, economic, religious, or social goal. In terms of economic goals, the exclusive pursuit of profit does not satisfy this criterion. It must involve the pursuit of more profound, systemic economic change.
Criterion 2
There must be evidence of an intention to coerce, intimidate, or convey some other message to a larger audience (or audiences) than the immediate victims. It is the act taken as a totality that is considered, irrespective if every individual involved in carrying out the act was aware of this intention. As long as any of the planners or decision-makers behind the attack intended to coerce, intimidate or publicize, the intentionality criterion is met.
Criterion 3
The action must be outside the context of legitimate warfare activities. That is, the act must be outside the parameters permitted by international humanitarian law (particularly the prohibition against deliberately targeting civilians or non-combatants.
Doubt Terrorism Proper
The existence of a "Yes" for "Doubt Terrorism Proper?" records reservation, in the eyes of GTD analysts, that the incident in question is truly terrorism. Such uncertainty, however, was not deemed to be sufficient to disqualify the incident from inclusion into the GTD. Furthermore, such a determination of doubt is subsequently coded by GTD analysts as conforming to one of four possible alternative designations: 1) Insurgency/Guerilla Action; 2) Internecine Conflict Action; 3) Mass Murder; or 4) Purely Criminal Act.
Alternate Designation
The determination of "yes" for "Doubt Terrorism Proper" by GTD analysts is coded as conforming to one of four possible alternative designations: 1) Insurgency/Guerilla Action; 2) Internecine Conflict Action; 3) Mass Murder; or 4) Purely Criminal Act.
Successful Attack
Success of a terrorist strike is defined according to the tangible effects of the attack. For example, in a typical successful bombing, the bomb detonates and destroys property and/or kills individuals, whereas an unsuccessful bombing is one in which the bomb is discovered and defused or detonates early and kills the perpetrators. Success is not judged in terms of the larger goals of the perpetrators. For example, a bomb that exploded in a building would be counted as a success even if it did not, for example, succeed in bringing the building down or inducing government repression.
Type of Attack
This field captures the general method of attack and often reflects the broad class of tactics used. It consists of the following nine categories:
- Assassination
- Armed Assault
- Unarmed Assault
- Bombing/Explosion
- Hijacking
- Hostage taking (Barricade Incident)
- Hostage taking (Kidnapping)
- Facility / Infrastructure Attack
- Unknown
Target Information
This field captures the general type of target. It consists of the following 22 categories:
- Abortion Related
- Airports & Airlines
- Business
- Government (General)
- Government (Diplomatic)
- Educational Institution
- Food or Water Supply
- Journalists & Media
- Maritime (includes Ports and Maritime facilities)
- Military
- NGO
- Other
- Police
- Private Citizens & Property
- Religious Figures/Institutions
- Telecommunication
- Terrorists
- Tourists
- Transportation (other than aviation)
- Unknown
- Utilities
- Violent Political Parties